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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a [[Missouri]]an who, because he was [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]'s Vice President, became [[President of the United States]] when FDR died in office. He prosecuted the majority of the [[Korean War]] and was famous for firing General [[Douglas MacArthur]] for insubordination. He was widely regarded by those who knew him as "a tough little sonovabitch". ([[EDA]]: ''[[Endgame]]'') | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a [[Missouri]]an who, because he was [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]'s Vice President, became [[President of the United States]] when FDR died in office in [[1945]]. He was elected in his own right a few years later, surprising many who believed him to be a "caretaker" figure. In addition to attending the [[Potsdam Conference]] to hammer out the details of postwar [[Europe]] and authorising the use of nuclear weapons against [[Nagasaki]] and [[Hiroshima]], [[Japan]] to end [[World War II]], he also prosecuted the majority of the [[Korean War]] and was famous for firing General [[Douglas MacArthur]] for insubordination. He was widely regarded by those who knew him as "a tough little sonovabitch". ([[EDA]]: ''[[Endgame]]'') | ||
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